The family of an Indigenous man receiving medical care at UCHealth alleges ... relative’s waist-length hair — something that goes against sacred Native American cultural practices — and ...

(KDVR) — An investigation is underway to determine who cut waist-length hair off a Native American man while he ... and should consent to any medical care, and that their culture must be honored.

“The thing that really pushed me was that I wanted to be in uniform and also express my culture, and long hair is significant in all Native American tribes,” Brave Heart said in a release.